World Investment Advisors Purchases New Stake in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB)

World Investment Advisors purchased a new position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 4,772 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $228,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 556.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,841 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,000 after buying an additional 2,408 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 23.0% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 29,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,416,000 after purchasing an additional 5,435 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 15.8% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 655,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,315,000 after acquiring an additional 89,607 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $633,000 after purchasing an additional 423 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 41.7% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 17,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $829,000 after purchasing an additional 5,104 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ ISTB opened at $48.09 on Thursday. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $46.65 and a 1 year high of $48.75. The business’s fifty day moving average is $48.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.96 and a beta of 0.07.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a $0.166 dividend. This is an increase from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $1.99 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund tracks a broad USD-denominated bond index with 1-5 years remaining in maturities. ISTB was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.